A Look at Why Houston Floods

Experts say the “bayou city” is so vulnerable to floods — not only because it is low-lying — because explosive growth in the metro area has added 25 percent more pavement in the last 15 years, replacing soil-rich wetlands that could absorb water with concrete suburbia.

• 2017-08-28T02:49:33+00:00
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